Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838), the common loopwing aphideater (in North America) or Lapland syrphid fly (in Europe), is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the Northern Hemisphere. The adults are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae feed on aphids.[1][2]

Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Syrphini
Genus:
Lapposyrphus
Species:
L. lapponicus
Binomial name
Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Synonyms
  • Scaeva lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • Metasyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • Syrphus alcidice Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus arcucinctus Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus marginatus Jones, 1917
  • Epistrophe mediaconstrictus Fluke, 1930
  • Syrphus bipunctatus Girschner, 1884
  • Catabomba komabensis Matsumura, 1917
  • Syrphus agnon Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus sibericus Kanervo, 1938

References
  1. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  2. Fluke, C. L (1952). "The Metasyrphus Species of North America". The American Museum of Natural History. 1590: 1–27.


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